Hi Adelle and everyone... the list of restaurants for networking dinners on Thursday and Saturday is being posted on the main event page at http://connect.ala.org/node/112561, and I'm attaching it here as well. Atlanta seems to be also very well covered by Yelp.com - you'll find lots of reviews for other local places there. For the networking dinners, we were specifically looking at places that could accommodate groups of people without a lot of notice, so your own interests may vary from that!

Haven't tried any of these, but this is what a friend has recommended, all in the same area (Midtown over by Georgia Tech)

"There is a pizza place called Antico off of 10th street and Hemphill, and a doughnut spot called Sublime then off 10th and Howell Mill are a few spots (West Egg, JCT kitchen (a very good spot for new southern cuisine), Star Provisions, Bachanallia , The Real Chow Baby and Taqueria Del Sol(in that order) these are all in town, a cab ride from downtown. Then there is the well known Varsity, but be warned it's more nostalgia then anything and very greasy!!!!"